document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=268968>Question 268968</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At midnight car A is travling norht at 60 mph and is located 40 miles south of car B. Car B is travling West at 70 mph. Approximate the distance between the cars at 1:15 AM to the nearest tenth of a mile.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am not sure how to set this one up. I think its a right triangle however, only the hypotenuse is given if it is. All i was able to get is this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "               Rate                   Time                    Distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CarA            60                     1.15 (not sure)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CarB            70                     1.15 (not sure) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #197073 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=197073\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At midnight car A is traveling north at 60 mph and is located 40 miles south of car B. Car B is travling West at 70 mph. Approximate the distance between the cars at 1:15 AM to the nearest tenth of a mile. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am not sure how to set this one up. I think its a right triangle however, only the hypotenuse is given if it is. All i was able to get is this: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rate Time Distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CarA 60 1.15 (not sure) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "CarB 70 1.15 (not sure)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a coordinate system.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put Car B at (0,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put Car A at (0,-40)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At 1:15 car A has gone time*rate = (5/4)(60)= 75 miles north <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and is then at point (0,35)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the same time car B has gone time*rate = (5/4)(70)= 87.5 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and is then at point (-87.5,0)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the distance between (0,35) and (-87.5,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I get 94.24 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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